Deep Fried Spoon

[WhichDoctor]

I made this teaspoon last week with my new frosts clipper and my spoon knife. As I've seen on this forum I heated it gently in a pan of oil, or at least that was the plan , the timer I set didn't buzz, or I didn't hear it or something.

Anyway by the time I remembered and went to look the oil had got pretty hot , I fished the spoon out and left it to cool down. And now I have a brown spoon, here it is along with another spoon made out of the same piece of wood.



So Im asking what made it so dark, I imagine that the wood has got very slightly charred but I'm not shore. Is it ok to use? will it last? It does have a slight burnt caramel smell but I have tried it in a cup of tea and it didn't seem to give the tea any taste. And if it's ok then it mite be a way of getting an interesting finish.

Any thought are welcome.

 

[leon-b]

maybe the hot oil scorched the wood
leon

 

[janiepopps]

I love it!

I guess its a bit like a cooked chip - the longer you leave it in the oil the darker it gets??

I'm sure it wont be a problem to use and if you're really not sure you could always send it to me......

 

[jon r]

Wow! thats a really nice spoon! i really like the dark colour! nice one mate!

 

[fred gordon]

In Scotland we have been known to deep fry Mars Bars, but this is different. Great looking spoon, very distinctive

 

[chrisanson]

i like it!! it looks like an old well used friend
i think i might try this with a knife handle.
chris

 

[Eric_Methven]

Wood is a vegetable matter. If you deep fry it it will burn. In this case seeing as you don't intend to eat the spoon, no harm done. It looks good though. At least you can be sure the oil has penetrated right into the wood so it shouldn't split or crack. If you leave it in a cup of hot tea though you'll probably find a skin of oil on top of the tea.

Eric

 

[British Red]

That is a fantastic looking sppon - as said, it'll do no harm - lovely work mate!

Red

 

[WhichDoctor]

Thanks for all the comments and kind words about my handy work .

I'll keep on using it then and mite try the same process in the future, it certainly does give a nice finish.

 

[weaver]

That's how I've always done my spoons since the first one back in 1986. You just got it a bit overdone. Nice effect though.



Oh, we're still using that first one!

 

[Singeblister]

It looks great has a nice deep colour and should be ok to use , as long as there are no bits of charred wood coming off it into your tea .

 

[Hiker]

I did the same with this spoon i made a few months ago

 

[jon r]

That is a work of art!!! :You_Rock_

Amazing and so acurate!

What wood did you use?!

 

[Dougster]

I did this to one of mine, then did the same with mineral oil - advice from a member here - (available for £3) from Ikea). It doesn't darken it or leave that smell.

I'm not sure I know which I prefer - maybe it's nice to have both!

 

[Hiker]

It is made from birch

Glad you like it

 

[andyn]

what a great accidental effect. has created a great colour.

try one with batter next time

 

[Chance]

Two halves of a piece of beech
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1713&cat=500&ppuser=3662

 

[woodwalker]

Yeah I did the same too (after being inspired by the spoon in the post above a few weeks back) here:

EDIT : this was before I did the oil boil dip! I can't seem to find the pics post oiling. Never mind, I'm sure you can guess what it will look like. I just left in the pan submerged until all the bubbles stopped coming out.

it makes a great colour. I love all of the spoons in the preceding posts guys, keep them coming!!!


woodwalker

 

[spamel]

You could try using a pan of hot water to then put your container of oil into next time. It will work like when the cooks melt chocolate for cookig and will ensure that yor oil doesn't go over 100 degrees Celcius. A bit of a faff, but if yu don't want your spoon to get scorched, it is a good way of maintaining the heat.

To be honest though, I quite like your burnt spoon!